Black Sheep (2018 film)

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Black Sheep
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Film poster
Directed byEd Perkins
Produced by
CinematographyMichael Paleodimos
Edited byEd Perkins
Music byTom Barnes
Production
company
Lightbox Entertainment
Distributed by Guardian Documentaries
Release dates
  • May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01)(Hot Docs)
  • October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)(internet)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Black Sheep is a 2018 British short documentary film about black teenager Cornelius and his family moving out of London only to meet with more racism in an Essex estate run by a racist gang. [1] [2] [3] It was released by the British news organization The Guardian .

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Reception

Critical response

Black Sheep has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews. [4]

Accolades

References

  1. "Black Sheep by Ed Perkins - Documentary - Short Film". Shortoftheweek.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. "Doc Tales: Black Sheep – The Story". Theguardian.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. "Black Sheep". Boxoffice.hotdocs.ca. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "Black Sheep (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. "Guardian film Black Sheep nominated for best short documentary Oscar". Dm4r.com. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. 2019 Oscar nominations: Complete list of nominees; ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ lead with 10 each; ‘A Star Is Born’ earns eight The Washington Post